Bob Lanier vs. David Lee Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars David Lee and Bob Lanier that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Bob Lanier

vs.

David Lee

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Bob Lanier: 1970-71 to 1983-84
David Lee: 2005-06 to 2016-17

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Bob Lanier 0 David Lee 1

NBA Seasons Bob Lanier 14 David Lee 12

Playoffs Played Bob Lanier 9 David Lee 5

All-Star Games Bob Lanier 8 David Lee 2

Honors and Awards

All-NBA Teams (Total Selections) Bob Lanier 0 David Lee 1

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 20.1 David Lee 13.5

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 10.1 David Lee 8.8

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.1 David Lee 2.2

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.1 * David Lee 0.8

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * David Lee 0.4

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 19,248 David Lee 11,232

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 9,698 David Lee 7,320

Total Assists Bob Lanier 3,007 David Lee 1,825

Total Steals Bob Lanier 777 * David Lee 625

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 1,100 * David Lee 329

Total Games Bob Lanier 959 David Lee 829

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .514 David Lee .535

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .154 * David Lee .034

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .767 David Lee .772

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 25.7 (1972) David Lee 20.2 (2010)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 14.9 (1973) David Lee 11.7 (2009)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 4.6 (1975) David Lee 3.6 (2010)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.4 (1974) * David Lee 1.0 (2010)

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 3.0 (1974) * David Lee 0.5 (2015)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 18.6 David Lee 5.6

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 9.6 David Lee 4.4

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 3.5 David Lee 1.0

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 0.9 * David Lee 0.3

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 1.5 * David Lee 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Bob Lanier 1,244 David Lee 240

Total Rebounds Bob Lanier 645 David Lee 189

Total Assists Bob Lanier 235 David Lee 43

Total Steals Bob Lanier 62 * David Lee 14

Total Blocks Bob Lanier 99 * David Lee 8

Total Games Bob Lanier 67 David Lee 43

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Bob Lanier .532 David Lee .490

3-Point Percentage Bob Lanier .000 * David Lee .000

Free Throw Percentage Bob Lanier .768 David Lee .667

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Bob Lanier 28.0 (1977) David Lee 13.9 (2014)

Rebounds Per Game Bob Lanier 16.7 (1977) David Lee 9.1 (2014)

Assists Per Game Bob Lanier 6.3 (1975) David Lee 2.6 (2014)

Steals Per Game Bob Lanier 1.7 (1981) * David Lee 0.6 (2014)

Blocks Per Game Bob Lanier 4.0 (1975) * David Lee 0.3 (2017)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80. Some years in this player's career don't have stats.